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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2012
Applicants:
Peter J. Potrebic, Calistoga, CA (US);
Prashant K. Jha, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark B. Tozer, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. Potrebic, Calistoga, CA (US);
Prashant K. Jha, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark B. Tozer, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Assignee:
Rovi Technologies Corporation, Burbank, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04N 21/4516 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques are described to provide content access. In an implementation, a determination is made at a client that a high-definition channel has content that matches content provided by a standard-definition channel. Access is provided to the content via the high-definition channel and access is restricted to the content via the standard-definition channel up the client is capable of outputting the content and high definition.